Zen (2009)

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127 min - Biography | Drama - 10 January 2009 (Japan)

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Kantarô Nakamura	...	Dôgen
	Yuki Uchida	...	Orin
	Ryushin Tei	...	Jakuen / Kugyô Minamotono
	Kengo Kôra	...	Shunryô
	Ken'ichirô Yasui	...	Gikai
	Jun Murakami	...	Ejô
	Masanobu Katsumura	...	Yoshishige Hatano
	Tatsuya Fujiwara	...	Tokiyori Hôjô
	Tianyong Zheng	...	Nyôjô
	Masahiko Nishimura	...	Setsu-ô
	Shun Sugata	...	Kônin
	Shô Aikawa	...	Matsuzô
	Takashi Sasano	...	Rôsô
	Keiko Takahashi	...	Ishi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Yukinari Yanagino

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'Zen' Buddhist teacher Dogen Zenji is a very important religious person during the Kamakura period, 750 years ago. After his mother died, he decides to move to China and settle as a Buddhist teacher. One bright morning, enlightened, Zenji returns to Japan as a devoted evangelist of the 'new' Buddhism. However, this new form of Buddhism is not accepted in all communities. Written by Rene Guillot

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